St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-07
THE TICKET BOYCOTT.
How the Western Lines stand Re-
garding the Action of Their East
ern Brethren.

ern Brethren.
CHICAGO. April 6. - Regarding the
wholesale boycotting of Western roads by
the Eastern roads withdrawing their through
tickets from sale, it is stated that the tick
cts of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
have again been turned to the wall. GEN
eral Passenger Agent Ford, of the Penn
Sylyania. yesterday issued a supplemental
circular to his agents eXempting the Bur-
lington, but the latter claim that this was
done under misrepresentation and that it
is in hearty accord and will sustain the po-
sition taken by a majority of the Western
lines. The Illinois Central. on the other hand.
to-day gave in its adhesion to the terms OF
the Eastern trunk lines and the boycott
placed on it's tickets will be removed to.
morrow. The Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul officials profess to be in the dark as to
the reason why an exemption was made in
their favor, as they do not differ in their
stand from that taken by their competitors,
and have made no compromise with East
ern companies. Notwithstanding the action
of the trunk line officers in New York
Tuesday in deciding to make the boycott
by all the Eastern lines and con-
nectionS,s the latter received no notice
of the fact to-day, land up to tonight had
issued no orders to agents to that effect
1t was asserted. however. that the general
passenger agent of the Lake Shore was
preparing instructions. and will send them
out tomorrow morning. The Grand Trunk
was threatened with a boycott of its tickets
over the New York Central, West Shore
and Erie unless it at once complied with
the terms of the Eastern trunk lines. As
surances were Immediately wired that it
was in harmony with its associates, and it
&c Nhoh fI,of IN Io,
The Western roads, with the exception of
ern and Milwaukee q ST. Paul, are APP
parently determined to maintain their
present position. There seems to be no
doubt whatever that the national commits
sion will be asked to rule Oh the legality of
the boycott.
EXTENDS TO THE WEST.
DENVER, Col, April 6.-The war be-
tween the Eastern and Western lines has
reached Denver. The Denver & Rio Grande
company issued orders to-day to their
agents in Colorado, New Mexico, U tab and
California to withdraw from sale all tickets
reading over any portion of the Pennsyl-
vania system, the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad. the West Shore and
the New York, Lake Erie q Western lail-
roads. This is in retaliation for the action
of the lines for declining to sell tickets over
the Denver IL Rio Grande because the latter
had refused to entertain an agreement not
to pay commissions
AN OFFICIAL TALKS.
PHILADELPHIA, April Gan official of
the passenger department of the PenIsyI-
vania Railroad company, who was present
at the trunk line meeting yesterday, said
to-day:
The trunk lines, under their Interpretation
of the interstate commerce law, are required
to maintain strictly all rates published by
them, and such rates cannot be maintained if
other roads over which they issue tickets are
permitted to pay commissions to their agents.
said would be withdrawn on the Pennsylvania
road, will be continued, and no cha nges in
passenger fares or regulations are contem-
plated by the company.
THEY MAY WEAKEN
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 6.-The general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg at neon to-day had con-
ference with his assistant general passenger
agents for the purpose of instruction. The
new rules of the interstate law were the
subject of discussion. Mr.. Ford said this
evening that the tickets of the roads that
have not complied with the rules of the
Central Traffic association are still turned
to the wall. Some of the roads have indi-
Gated disposition to hold out against de-
mand to abolish the commission business,
but the probability is that they will weaken
before the close of the week.